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Despite a cranky sound system, "Hairspray" at the Surflight Theatre in Beach Haven, N.J., was sparkly, funny, and energetic, worth a ride to Long Beach Island. A clever script and strong son…
On August 18, Marty Martin and Danny Archer, whose combined years in illusion-making could have its own IRA, are opening up the Smoke and Mirrors Magic Theatre, an intimate, 60-seat venue fo…
After more than a decade of disuse, the Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point, N.J., is back. Broadway star Andrea McArdle, the original "Annie," will host a weekend gala to welcome back the ven…
Passage for Passage. On Dec. 31, June Ballinger, guiding light of Passage Theatre in Trenton for 22 years, will set sail for other shores. Artistic pioneer and true believer, June has brough…
An ambitious reworking could demolish part of the building and replace it with a new tower up to 32 stories high. Much-needed seating upgrades and other interior renovations are also being d…
New This Week Other Desert Cities (Bucks County Playhouse). Brooke comes home for Christmas, thinking she has big news - but her parents have some of their own. Celebrity cast in a much-prai…
There's something funny " maybe even profound " about a musical comedy based on a movie based on repeat performances. Such is the case with "Groundhog Day," now at the August Wilson Theater …
After 12 years of disuse, the Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point, N.J., will reopen on Aug. 19, with a gala performance by singer Andrea McArdle, the original Annie on Broadway. The resurrect…
The Boss' run at the Walter Kerr Theatre begins on Oct. 3. Tickets go on sale August 30.
NEW YORK (AP) - Disney is launching streaming services for both its movies and live sports, shaking up how it interacts with viewers as it navigates a changing media landscape.
E Street sax man is coming to town in September, and Little Steven will be in Philly in October.
NEW YORK (AP) - Broadway singer and actress Barbara Cook has died at 89, publicist says.
Oscar and Tony winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are writing new songs for Dec. 17 live event adapted from the Broadway musical they scored.
NEW YORK (AP) - Barbara Cook, whose shimmering soprano made her one of Broadway's leading ingenues and later a major cabaret and concert interpreter of popular American song, has died. She w…
TV celebs on stage. The Bucks County Playhouse brings in Patricia Richardson (Home Improvement) for its forthcoming Other Desert Cities (Aug. 18-Sept. 2), and George Wendt (Norm from Cheers)…
And it all revolves around the Boss' decision to leave the Jersey Shore.
NEW YORK (AP) - Amy Schumer and Steve Martin are teaming up for laughs - on Broadway.
New This Week Broadway Then & Now (Bristol Riverside Theatre). A midsummer big band show-tune review. Thursday through next Sunday and Aug. 16-19.
LONDON (AP) - The lead actors from the acclaimed London production of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" are boarding the Hogwarts Express for Broadway.
The film will be released March 9.
A fabulous, Broadway-level "Guys and Dolls" is now at the Bucks County Playhouse through August 12. It's fresh, it's funny, with great singing and dancing and a starry cast of uncommon chops…
Giant. Sam Shepard, man of theater, stepped across on July 27. Playwright, actor, teacher, wild man - in all his guises, he brought a new vocabulary into American theater. I hope his work ke…
Sam Shepard, playwright, actor, novelist, producer, director, and so much else, died on July 27. His 50-plus-year career was among the most consistent and accomplished in U.S. dramatic histo…
Box-office wonder "Wicked," a revisionist take on the "Wizard of Oz," had its Broadway premiere in 2003. The national tour returns to Philly in a brilliantly staged production featuring star…
